Table IX

SELECTED MIDDLE-CLASS PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS

HELD  BY  BLACKS 1990

(Numbers in Thousands)

Occupations	U.S. Total	Percent Black
Managers (marketing, production)	630	2.1
Managers (properties, real estate)	302	6.3
Computer System Analysts	987	5.8
Engineers	1,919	3.6
Engineering Technicians/Technologists	1,640	7.2
Computer Programmers	882	6.7
Accountants & Auditors	1,325	7.6
Biological Scientists	83	2.0
Chemists	96	5.2
Registered Nurses	2,494	7.1
Therapists (occupational, physical)	479	7.2
Health Technologists	2,595	12.9
University Teachers	846	4.8
Education/Vocational Counselors	192	15.5
Special Education Teachers	467	9.5